Munich Intellectual Property Law Center

The Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) is a center for both research and education in intellectual property, founded in 2003 and based in Munich, Germany. The MIPLC is a project of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, the University of Augsburg, the Technische Universität München (TUM), and the George Washington University Law School. It offers an English-language LL.M. program on Intellectual Property and Competition Law.

The Center is member of the European Intellectual Property Institutes Network (EIPIN) and the Chairman of its Managing Board is Prof. Josef Drexl. Josef Drexl succeeded Prof. Joseph Straus at the post of Chairman of the Managing Board.

The MIPLC furthermore organizes scientific conferences and IP training programs. It also offers Ph.D. programs for selected LL.M. graduates.